In Style of Langston Hughes Blues Poem

The Missin’ Class Blues

By Billy, Grade Four

It was Wednesday afternoonAnd time for science classYes it was Wednesday afternoonAnd time for science classBut I was told I couldn’t goAnd that stopped me real fastIt is the best thingI ever do all weekLawd, it is the best thingI ever do all weekThe class I missedThat very Wednesday afternoonThe class I missedThat very Wednesday afternoonAnd later I realized I would’ve tested for microbesSo very very soon

In Time of Microbe-Testing

By Billy, Grade Four

In time of microbe-testingIObserve small creatures reactingMany microbes moveAnd atoms come togetherMy knowledge growsOf a small,SmallWorld.

In time of microbe-testingScience lendsA helping handAnd there is space for guessingMicroscopes’ lenses focusTo catch a glimpseOf a worldSmaller than our ownAn active place,In time of microbe-testingWhen scienceGrows so small